The Reader Cartoon Contest: Time to Vote for Obama or McCain

By
Michael Cavna

To the notion of election commentary by civilians, some highfalutin pundits would tell you: "Don't try this at home. Leave it to the professionals, thankyouverymuch." To which we would politely reply: Pshaw. Poppycock. And cork your piehole.

Comic Riffs takes a more egalitarian -- dare we say, "democratic"? -- approach to voicing your campaign critiques. So much so that 'Riffs recently invited folks to create their own electoral editorial artworks and enter them in our Reader Cartoon Contest. Deliver the cartoons -- and edgy opinions -- you did. (And the vast majority of the cartoons chose McCain and/or Palin as their satirical targets.)

So let the balloting begin. And already, we can declare one winner: The majority of the entries were created via the site BITSTRIPS.COM, which -- by providing certain images -- bills itself as the YouTube of post-it-yourself cartooning. It doesn't replace the true artist -- but it is a means to a satirical end.

I would have believed that if it weren't for the fact I know someone that submitted high quality strips that were critical of Obama's economic proposal. (much better and funnier than these) Look slanted to me considering there is NO REPRESENTATION of anything critical of the Democratic ticket.

NOTE: The bipartisan Post jury gave serious consideration to ALL entries that were submitted in the correct format, per contest guidelines. (We should note: Some entries were submitted in unviewable formats that did not meet contest guidelines.)

Given the healthy number of submissions, we will hold another Reader Cartoon Contest sometime after the election. All viewpoints will be encouraged.